B-29 Doc rolls out

[Donivanp]

The B-29 Doc rolled out from restoration yesterday.

Restored Doc B-29 Emerges on 70th Anniversary of First Delivery | Flying Magazine

 

[Airframes]

Nice !

 

[Capt. Vick]

Oh yeah...

 

[Gnomey]

Great!!

 

[BiffF15]

Very cool!

 

[Crimea_River]

Most welcome news.

 

[GrauGeist]

I'd hate to be to poor bastard that gets the job of polishing all that aluminum...

 

[BiffF15]

Imagine it's 1945 and you are part of the forces sent aloft to stop the Superforts. You climb out of the haze and notice a reflection in the distance, which when focused on becomes 20, 30, or 40 of these behemoths. I think it might be a bit intimidating to stick ones nose into that hornets nest...

On that note does anyone have any knowledge of how well the remote control turret system worked in combat?

Cheers,
Biff

 

[Token]

Certainly looks much better today than when we drug it out of the sand. Had to dig ramps in the sand to get it moving, burned up 2 APC transmissions trying to tow it before getting it to a hard enough surface for other tow vehicles. I am talking about the 1987 move, not the 1998 move where front loaders were used.


T!

 

[alejandro_]

Hello Token, are there any photos of Doc when "found" in the desert? The aircraft looks pretty good in the only shot I have seen...

 

[Donivanp]

Doc's Engines Roar to Life (video replay)

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[P.J. Sturges]

Beautiful!

 

[Old Wizard]

Found this tonight.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnTJPTuGkMU&nohtml5=False

 

[P.J. Sturges]

I see your image of the B-17 named the Nine O Nine. I was lucky enough to see her & a Liberator named Witchcraft when the Fillings Foundation flew into the airport in Orange, Massachusetts in 2013. Here are a few pictures of them:

 

[P.J. Sturges]

Please let me correct the spell check typo from my post. The 2 aircraft were from the "Collings Foundation".

 

[Donivanp]

Found this tonight.

Nice, hopefully she will pass FAA in a month or less and start the rounds. One B-29 (FiFi) Two B-29's (Doc) I love to count.

I see your image of the B-17 named the Nine O Nine. I was lucky enough to see her & a Liberator named Witchcraft when the Fillings Foundation flew into the airport in Orange, Massachusetts in 2013. Here are a few pictures of them:

Yeah I caught them down in Sugarland about 6 years ago. Collings Foundation has there F-4D and TA-4J here in Houston and I help change an engine in the F-4 before I was rudely Laid off at HP. Couldn't make the trip after that. I am a member of the CAF here in Houston with Texas Raiders and go down to LSFM to see Thunderbird as much as I can.

 

[Donivanp]

 

[P.J. Sturges]

It must have been quite an experience to work on the old planes! Talk about a job you can love! Very nice pics as well. I have a flight on a B-17 on my bucket list & hopefully this summer I can make it happen.

 

[Timppa]

Engine run July 08,2016

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPgc5DTcT9A

First flight, July 17,2016:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSRkOd2OPCY